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      • Justin Timberlake recently sat down for an intimate interview for OWN's Oprah Presents Master Class, and revealed that it was actually the King of Pop himself -- Michael Jackson -- who pushed him to go solo. Timberlake recalls writing the 2001 'N Sync hit Gone for Michael, but when his team turned the slow jam down, 'N Sync cut the record instead.
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  2. May 7, 2014 · Justin Timberlake has credited Michael Jackson with giving him the "idea" to mount his solo career, claiming a conversation regarding a collaboration with the singer was the first time he thought...

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  3. May 8, 2014 · Could we do an 'N Sync’ featuring Michael Jackson? Or Michael Jackson featuring 'N Sync?" “And he was very absolute about the fact that he wanted it to be a duet between himself and I."

  4. May 5, 2014 · Music. Justin Timberlake Bombshell: Michael Jackson Pushed Me to Go Solo. By Antoinette Bueno. Published: 1:16 PM PDT, May 5, 2014. Justin Timberlake reveals the Michael Jackson story he's...

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    Comparisons between Timberlake and Jackson are obvious. Both singers got their start in show business at a relatively young age and were part of famous boy bands. In addition, their solo career became huge off of their eclectic mix of pop, funk, and R&B. In addition, MTV Newsreports Timberlake took lots of inspiration from Jackson’s work. Given all...

    However, Jackson’s team turned down the track. After that, Timberlake recorded “Gone” with his band NSYNC for their album Celebrity. Timberlake opened up about the situation in an interview with Oprah. “I guess Michael did hear it,” Timberlake said, “and [he] called me on the phone and said that he wanted to cut the record, but he wanted it to be a...

    Ultimately, there never was a version of “Gone” featuring the King of Pop. NSYNC’s version of the song managed to find chart success without Jackson’s help, as Billboardreports “Gone” peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, NSYNC performed with Jackson at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. Interestingly, NSYNC and Jackson performed the fo...

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  5. Nov 5, 2002 · It’s Michael Jackson’s 44th birthday and he’s just accepted the non-existent Artist of the Millennium Award from a bemused Britney Spears. Later, 21-year-old Timberlake emerge from a giant stereo system for his first ever solo performance dressed in full Jackson cosplay – black fedora, billowing shirt over a plain tee, the gloves – to ...

  6. Dec 26, 2020 · Pharrell Williams has revealed that nearly Justin Timberlake's entire first solo album was originally intended for none other than Michael Jackson. by Robert Yaniz Jr. Published on December...

  7. Feb 2, 2018 · It is his fault that he cooperated in hanging Jackson out to dry in the aftermath of the Super Bowl, and that he capitalized heavily on disdain for Spears as he developed his own solo career....